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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0404 R4-152 to R4-153

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To His Excellency, the Govr of Kentucky

We, the undersigned, respectfully petition your Excellency to pardon William Porter, found guilty of horse stealing, upon his own confession at the present Term of the Lewis Circuit Court, for the following reasons, viz:

His youth & inexperience our Compassion then we learn that the rebels had plundered his father, brother &brotherinlaw of their horses, bed clothes &c &c & driven him from home, because he had served as a home guard in the exposed County of Carter where he lived: and that while on his way to Catlettsburg to volunteer in the U. S. Army, he fell in with two returned Soldiers of the 22nd Ky. Vols & in Company with them, was induced to retaliate by taking ^three^ horses from two Citizens of Lewis, who were pointed out to them as rebels. We believe the public interests will be best served by pardoning the young man & allowing him to volunteer. We also pray Yr Excellency to pardon Lemuel Johnson, one of the young men engaged with Porter in this reprehensible affair. He is a soldier of the 22nd Ky. at home on furlough, who while in liquor was also set on to retaliate upon these so called rebels We think he can best serve the State by being sent to his

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Regiment &hope yr Excellency will so order it So much leniency has been shewn rebel horse stealers ^by the Government^ we hope it may please your Excellency in these cases to listen to the recommendation of the jury our humble petition.

Respectfully. Geo M Thomas Atto for 10th Judicial Dist

Francis T Hord F. B. Trussell Wm H. Cord H. Taylor. W. H. Wadsworth. Jno. T. Parker, Clk. L. Ct. Ct. J. B. Fitch, Sheriff L. C. Jas S Porlitt A. V. Wilson Clk L. Cty Ct. Wm R. Hendrickson J L. C

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Lewis Cir. Ct

The Persons in the within Pettn are pardoned one to be sent to his Regiment and the other to go volunteer in the army

J F Robinson

Wm Porter Leml Johnson Isd June 10. 1863